Paige Reesor - Art

Honored to be selected by the City of Casa Grande Arts Commission to create the North Plaza Archway mural with a 52x11ftx4ft structure

This was a competitive process presented in Council Chambers, where multiple artists were reviewed and voted on back in the summer of 2025. I had the opportunity to share my designs, explain my vision, and receive thoughtful feedback from the commission to refine key elements.

From the beginning, my goal was to weave the history of Casa Grande into every surface.

On one side, you’ll see:
• The iconic Train Depot
• The Historical Art Museum
• The Old Trading Post

Along the sides of the archways:
• City Hall: once a high school represented with a graduate
• The Black Box Theater

On the south-facing archways:
• Casa Grande Mountain
• Sonoran desert landscape in spring bloom

Inside the archways, I recreated 10 black-and-white photographs from the Casa Grande Historical Society archives. I painted these on polytab in my studio to allow for more detailed rendering before installing them on-site.

We celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, and I truly applaud the City of Casa Grande for investing in local artists and public art.

This project was completed in 7 days on-site, with an additional 11 days of studio preparation for the polytab. This doesn’t include 2 art commission meetings to finalizing the design. I started this project about 3 weeks after my husband passed. Painting kept me alive during this time.

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